Hajime Furuta | |
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古田 肇 | |
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| Governor of Gifu Prefecture | |
| Assumed office 6 February 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Taku Kajiwara |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1947 Gifu, Gifu, Japan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Hajime Furuta (古田 肇, Furuta Hajime, born 13 September 1947) is the governor of Gifu Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2005 and reelected in 2009. A native of Gifu, Gifu, he was chosen as the final torchbearer for the National Sports Festival when it was held in Gifu while he was a senior at Gifu Prefectural Senior High School. He entered the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo and joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) in 1971.